Enrollment
172
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUMONT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340399000346
Lincoln Elementary School
80 PROSPECT AVE, DUMONT, NJ 07628 · (201) 387-3040 · Bergen County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
33 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
58.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.3% | 58.7% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 54.3% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 172 | 19.2% | 57.0% |
| Edith M. Decker Elementary School MT ARLINGTON | 153 | 24.8% | N/A |
| Lyncrest Elementary School FAIR LAWN | 185 | 16.8% | 77.6% |
| Bowne-Munro Elementary School EAST BRUNSWICK | 201 | 23.9% | 68.9% |
| Jefferson Elementary School SUMMIT | 221 | 27.1% | 66.0% |
| Estelle V. Malberg Early Childhood Center CHERRY HILL | 174 | 21.8% | N/A |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lincoln Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #390 of 1,290 | #81 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #431 of 1,319 ▲ 51 | #94 of 149 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #350 of 1,319 ▼ 38 | #90 of 149 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 172 | #1,432 of 1,562 | #158 of 173 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.2% | #1,046 of 1,481 | #81 of 154 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
172
+16 (+10%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 188
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 9.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 172 | 18 | 9.6:1 | 19% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 172 | 18 | 9.6:1 | 12% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 19 | 10.0:1 | 11% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 156 | 17 | 9.2:1 | 13% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 180 | 16 | 11.3:1 | 10% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 189 | 18 | 10.5:1 | 16% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 207 | 12 | 17.3:1 | 16% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 225 | 15 | 15.0:1 | 7% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 188 | 11 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (180 to 172); teachers up 13% (16 to 18).
About Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in DUMONT, New Jersey, one of the schools in Dumont Public School District. Enrolled students number 172 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students each.
Dumont Public School District enrolls 2,467 students, and its 5 schools include Lincoln Elementary School.
The most common group at Lincoln Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 40%. Enrollment also includes 30% White, 14% Asian, 8% Black, and 8% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 17 points above the 23% share among Bergen County residents. Lincoln Elementary School's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 9.6:1, with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.9 students per teacher below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 19%. Compared with the 28% average for public schools in Bergen County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Lincoln Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Lincoln Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.0% and a predicted 55.7%.
Federal survey data for Bergen County show that the median household income is $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 291 public schools in Bergen County, enrolling about 133,883 students in all.
The closest public school, Dumont High School, is about 0.3 miles from Lincoln Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Lincoln Elementary School is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 172, a 10% gain from 156 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Lincoln Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dumont Public School District
- Dumont High SchoolHigh · 704 students
- Honiss Elementary\Middle SchoolElementary · 624 students
- Selzer Elementary\Middle SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Other schools in DUMONT
- Dumont High SchoolHigh · 704 students
- Honiss Elementary\Middle SchoolElementary · 624 students
- Selzer Elementary\Middle SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 200th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJ · 1,193 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolEDISON, NJ · 946 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolBERGENFIELD, NJ · 443 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJ · 420 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolHASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Dumont High School0.3 mi · 704
- David E. Owens Middle School0.5 mi · 523
- Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School0.5 mi · 476
- Selzer Elementary\Middle School0.6 mi · 535
- Franklin Elementary School0.9 mi · 352
- Honiss Elementary\Middle School0.9 mi · 624
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolHow large is Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 172 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lincoln Elementary School serve?
Lincoln Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School is approximately 9.6:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School reports a student body of 30% White, 40% Hispanic, 8% Black, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School is overseen by Dumont Public School District in Bergen County.
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